Boston, MA. June 23, 2005 -- The new Pearson Education School Group Headquarters, in the Newbry Building at 501 Boylston Street, is decorated with more than 65 pieces of original art created by Pearson Prentice Hall employees, who moved into the new facility in June.

The artwork, hung throughout two floors of the new headquarters, represents the talents of twenty-five people from many different departments within Pearson Prentice Hall, from science editors to administrators to book designers. The range of media includes oil, pastels, watercolors, quilts, collages, mixed media, black & white and color photography, digital illustrations, and several "constructions."

"I knew there were a lot of creative people working here at Pearson Prentice Hall, and saw the new office space as an opportunity to bring the artistic talents of our co-workers into the office," said Senior Designer Ellen Granter. "The response to our outreach was overwhelming, and the variety of art we received was stunning. It has been gratifying for the artists from so many departments to be able to share their work and have it so warmly welcomed."

"This is a unique concept in the corporate world, and provides an extra ‘personal’ touch to our new Boston home," said Martha Smith, President, Pearson Education School Publishing Group.
"Our hallways and conference rooms will now literally reflect our employees’ terrific talents."

About Pearson Prentice Hall
Pearson Prentice Hall is the nation’s leading educational publisher of scientifically researched and standards-based instructional materials for today’s 6-12th grade classroom.

About Pearson Education
Educating 100 million people worldwide, Pearson Education (www.pearsoned.com) is the global leader in educational publishing, providing scientifically research-based print and digital programs to help students of all ages learn at their own pace, in their own way. While virtually all students in America learn from a Pearson program at some point in their educational career, about three million college students are currently pursuing their courses online using Pearson Higher Education’s products. In the U.S., nearly 25,000 schools use Pearson technology to help instruct preK-12 students and manage how they are doing. Pearson provides schools customizable services to create, deliver, score and report educational assessments, both in print and online, that help promote learning. The company is home to such renowned publishing brands as Pearson Prentice Hall, Pearson Longman, Pearson Scott Foresman, Pearson Early Learning, Pearson Learning Group, Pearson Digital Learning, and Pearson Addison Wesley. Pearson Education is part of Pearson (NYSE: PSO), the international media company. In addition to Pearson Education, Pearson’s primary operations include the Financial Times Group and the Penguin Group.

Contact:
Rod Granger
Pearson Education
Direct: 212-782-3486
rod.granger@pearsoned.com